sigmoid flexure


noun
  1. Zoology. an S-shaped curve in a body part.

  2. Also called sigmoid colon. an S-shaped curve of the large intestine between the descending colon and the rectum.

Origin of sigmoid flexure

1
First recorded in 1780–90

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British Dictionary definitions for sigmoid flexure

sigmoid flexure

noun
  1. zoology an S-shaped curve, as in the necks of certain birds

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